[nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB

Mon Aug 7 07:35:10 CDT 2006

Not to e-mail lists, though.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe harcz" <michiganadapt at peoplepc.com>
To: <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>; "NFB Talk Mailing List" 
<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB

> NFB received more than $3.5 million from the Institute of Libraries and
> Museums for starting up Newsline alone. Several million in Federal grants
> that I've monitored from the Department of Ed. $500,000 from Housing and
> Urban Development for the "Jernigan Institute". And in fact millions more 
> in
> federal funding. That makes it, AAF, the Tenbroek Fund all recipients of
> federal funds in the clear meaning of Section 504.
>
> Thus 504 is applicable.
>
> Joe
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB
>
>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> First, NFB does not receive Federal funding as you are thinking about
>> it.  NFB may receive Federal grant money on occasion.  That money I am
>> sure is used as the rules associated with receipt of the grant.
>>
>> As for throwing people off of NFB list, you are confusing organizations.
>> We tolerate far more than your friends.  Is that why you are back?  Did
>> ACB throw you off their lists again?
>>
>> If you are here to engage in constructive dialog, then welcome.
>> Otherwise, please spare us.  We have better things to do.
>>
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of joe harcz
>> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:08 PM
>> To: lras at sprynet.com; NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB
>>
>> iS nfb WILLING TO FOREGOE FEDERAL FUNDING? hARDLY, AND THUS THEY MUST
>> COMPLY
>> WITH DUEL MEMBERSHIP.
>>
>> aND THEY CANNOT BUMP ME FROM THESE LIST SERVES EITHER LEGALLY!
>>
>> jOE
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com>
>> To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB
>>
>>
>>>I would take this question up with your state president in Arizona.  It
>>> would depend on what this person did or continues to do in support of
>> the
>>> ACB, particularly regarding areas where the NFB and ACB don't agree on
>> the
>>> national or local level.  We have our policy against dual memberships,
>> and
>>> I
>>> believe it is a sound policy.  On the other hand, we need to be a
>>> welcoming
>>> organization, not treating everybody with suspicion.  The important
>> thing
>>> is
>>> that we have a huge amount of work in front of us to change what it
>> means
>>> to
>>> be blind.
>>>
>>> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
>>> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
>>> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of S Farwaneh
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:51 PM
>>>> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] ACB members in NFB
>>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> I have a question about how to best accommodate active ACB members
>> who
>>>> try
>>>> to join the NFB. My understanding is that NFB policies prohibit
>> ACB/NFB
>>>> dual membership. We have an ACB member in our midst who was informed
>>>> about
>>>> the policy, whereupon she denied her affiliation with ACB. We have
>>>> philosophical differences concerning this issue: Some members believe
>>
>>>> that
>>>> we should take her word for it and allow her to participate fully in
>> NFB
>>>> activities in the hopes that she will ultimately become a functional
>>>> member; others request that her terminated affiliation with ACB be
>>>> verified
>>>> to  ensure that our chapters are not infiltrated by ACB members who
>>>> believe
>>>> that their mission is to 'reform' the NFB.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if you have a similar experience to report, and what the
>> best
>>>> strategy is to expand our membership without jeopardizing our
>> philosophy
>>>> and policies.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Samira Farwaneh
>>>> Tucson Chapter, NFBA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Samira Farwaneh
>>>> Assistant Professor, Arabic Language and Linguistics
>>>> Department of Near Eastern Studies
>>>> Department of Linguistics
>>>> Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program
>>>> Louise Foucar Marshall Building
>>>> 845 N Park Avenue, Room 440
>>>> PO BOX 210158B
>>>> University of Arizona
>>>> Tucson, Arizona  85721-0158B
>>>> Phone: (520) 621-8629 Or 621-8012
>>>> Fax: (520) 621-2333
>>>
>>>
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